Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-22
A Superb Exhibition.


The State Fair grounds thi. year have
been much improved by the new buildings
erected, and il any one feature deserves
more creditablc mention than another, the
honors must be awarded to the exhibits Of
agricultural machinery. With all defer.
ence to the other exhibitors ard especially
those which have erected building OF their
own, 1t must be said in all candor that
Aultnan, Miller Il Co. have the most at
tractive pavilion which adorns the grounds.
Its architectural style is unique and orna-
mental. II also appears that the same
spirit Of enterprise which prompted the
construction of this building is also dis
played in the exhibit of their Buckeye
Harvesting Machinery. Aside from the
busy yet almost noiseless click OF two
Buckeye Binders and two Mowers, which
attracted the attention and admiration of
tens OF thousands Of agriculturists present,
| nothing on the grounds received such
universal commentator or made 4 more
| favorable impression among all sight seers
| than a beautiful doll which stood with one
hand upon 4 crank at the end of light
Buckeye Mower and 10 all outward APP
pearances propelled the machine. The
doll represented a girl Of the period and
was richly attired in cardinal satin dress.
It's brown eyes looked up from face with
almost human expression, while golden
hair was wreathcd in a becoming eoronet
upon her queenly brow. The fact of this
feature being attractive to everybody was
not the only point made by this wide
awake firm, for, to the honest yeomanry,
it conveyed the impression OF 'lightness
of draft" the feature which has made the
Buckeye the favorite and placed it at the
head of all harvesting machinery. The
great obstacle in harvesting machines has
been their heavincss of draft. AT the be-
ginning Of the present year the Buckeye
management issued Il challenge to the
world toa competition with their light
Elevator Binder, the trial to be made in a
thoroughly scientific manner by dynomo
meter test. But the "harvest is past, the
summer ended" and not a single compcti-
tor has dared to accept. This tells its
own story and needs no comment. An
other pleasing feature was the presentation
of 10000 canes TO visitors. These souve-
Mrs, bearing the imprint or Aultman,
Miller 4 Co. were in great demand, and
will be cherished as useful momcntoes Of
this widc-awake firm. This exhibit of
Aultman, Miller Il Company was made
under the special supervision of Mr.. |. ID.
Brewer, manager in this city, who was
ably assisted by General Agents ID. c.
Chapman, Of erosion, II. II. Clay, of Cedar
Falls aud w. I. Black, Of Cedar Rapid, a
quartette OF enterpriSing and courteous
gentlemen who have left nothing undone
to give a cordial welcome to the thousands
who have thronged the pavilion from day
to day. 1t has been largely through their
united efforts that the Buckeye goods have
secured the leading place. The State
Agricultural Society of Iowa owe a debt
of gratitude to AuItman. Miller u Co.
for the interest they have added to tho
fair BY their unsurpassed exhibit.-State
Register.
Mr.. {. III. Cross handles this machinery
for Audubon county.